IS ORNN ONE OF THE WATCHERS???

Kairoptra··2 votes·3,381 views

(sorry for the clickbait title ^_^")

The Watchers have been described as immensely powerful being responsible for bestowing the power of the iceborn (Lissandra's race) to humans in exchange for their loyalty.

Ornn has been described as a god who forges mountains like a blacksmith forges weapons.

Seeing as up to this point the Watchers were the closest thing to deities we had heard about from the Freljord, perhaps Ornn has some connection to them.

Perhaps he is the first of the Watchers, and all others after him became corrupted with the power of true ice. Perhaps he is simply one among the ancient race and not necessarily the procreator, but the only one who has not embraced the power of true ice. Perhaps they were empowered by true ice to begin with and he simply broke away because he didn't like what he was seeing. Perhaps he gained some power taboo to them and was exiled. Perhaps he was simply so powerful that he was the only one left after their eradication. Perhaps he was their ruler, bestowed with some great force of nature. Perhaps he was their "Chosen One", and his powers are a some sort of sign. Perhaps the progenitor of the Watchers' race is his evil twin brother. Perhaps he thirsted for power, sought knowledge, or was simply eccentric and through any of those means stumbled upon his powers.

There are countless possibilities, so let's see what you guys can come up with! Leave your thoughts in the comment section bellow! [slayer-pantheon-popcorn]

28 Comments

Chembaron Yamada3 votes

I highly doubt it. Chances are that he is involved in their story line, maybe he was even the one creating the howling abyss (since he is the "Mountainsmith").

But I don't think that he is a watcher.

Kairoptra1 votes

Good to hear your opinion! Him building the Howling Abyss hadn't even crossed my mind![slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

KuroCaliber1 votes

I have a thread on him building the Howling Abyss, check it out here https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/614E9LGr-lore-theory-ornn-pre-release

Placentas3 votes

My theory is that he created the True Ice weapons for the sisters. One of the background pages of the lyric sheets states something about gifting the sisters because their tribes were being attacked.

So to me, that says he probably created their weapons or even was the one who turned them into Iceborn.

I'm not sure if I think he is an actual Watcher or not. This I heavily doubt, but I think he was one of the original Iceborn.

RiotFauxSchizzle8 votes

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My theory is that he created the True Ice weapons for the sisters. One of the background pages of the lyric sheets states something about gifting the sisters because their tribes were being attacked.

So to me, that says he probably created their weapons or even was the one who turned them into Iceborn.

I'm not sure if I think he is an actual Watcher or not. This I heavily doubt, but I think he was one of the original Iceborn.

Ornn and True Ice. You're on to something.

l Helios l1 votes

Damn you Faux...

Craxsian2 votes

No, please... Freljord needs something more than "ice ice ice and, what a surprise, ice".

Fasmodey3 votes

Gragas Olaf Udyr Volibear

Craxsian1 votes

Anivia Ashe Braum Lissandra Nunu Sejuani Trundle

7 of 11... There is either ice or warrior powers, and the only exceptions are a human with vastaya blood and an spiritual creature with thunder powers. An d tell me... What is there on Freljord lore which it isn't Ice Watchers and Iceborn? I would like to see more elements to be venerated than ice, berbarian things and thunders (only Ursines venerate the power of the thunder).

Fasmodey1 votes

But that's Freljord thing... It is like asking why do we have so much demacian weapon users and not mages? Or why do most of void champions use void energy? Or why are almost all piltovan champions about technology? Some region just has things that descripts them.

TyrekGoldenspear2 votes

Asking for Frelijord things without ice is like asking for Shurima champs without sand.

Heresy.

Fasmodey1 votes

Kill them all. Burn the heretics.

Bârd1 votes

Grag uses true ice to cool his booze, and Olaf's axes are apparently made of true ice (though I don't see it).

Also, Tryndamere

Chembaron Yamada1 votes

Is that canon, the drink cooling and Olaf's axes?

Bârd1 votes

Gragas has it in his lore.

While lost in an unyielding blizzard, Gragas stumbled upon a great howling abyss. There he found it: a flawless shard of ice unlike anything he had ever seen. Not only did this unmelting shard imbue his lager with incredible properties, but it also had a handy side effect - it kept the mixture chilled at the perfect serving temperature.

Olaf's axes are called "True Ice Axes".

Craxsian1 votes

Anivia Ashe Braum Lissandra Nunu Sejuani Trundle Ice powers or ice artifacts.

Tryndamere Olaf Gragas barbarian stuff (rage powers, search of a glorious death, and use of alcohol for fighting).

The few and different champs are a man with vastaya blood (not unique of Freljord) and a spiritual beast with thunder powers (only Ursines venerate the thunder).

I would like to see more things than Iceborn or Ice Watchers, and a God of Forge is a great chance of give us more variety of magic powers and mythological gods and creatures. We got it, the Ice is something really powerful, but it doesn't mean that it must be the only important one.

Chembaron Yamada1 votes

Ornns song makes it sound like he has something to do with a volcano. I don't think that he will have much "icy" powers.

Just because he is a godly smith and therefore was able to craft the true ice weapons doesn't necessarily mean that he has ice powers himself.

He probably is just able to craft stuff out of any given material. Seems like he was crafting Fizz' trident as well, for example.

GreenLore1 votes

I think it is actually likely that he uses ice and fire together.

After all it was said that he'll heat up the freljord,so he will likely have something heat based.

And honestly,it kinda makes sense for a blacksmith who forges true ice weapons(if thats really what he does) to use both fire(to forge the ice,I mean it was said that true ice doesn't even melt when you put it into an oven) and ice(he could obviously use a true ice weapon himself)

RiotFauxSchizzle3 votes

{quoted}

No, please... Freljord needs something more than "ice ice ice and, what a surprise, ice".

Ice, Ice, Baby?

EDIT: WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?

Chembaron Yamada1 votes

You just leaked how you guys came up with Gnar. Ice Anivia Ice Lissandra BABY Gnar

Lintu Puck1 votes

well what do you expect when Ice is not only everywhere, but sometimes even filled with magic power? The ice and snow are the very core elements of the region, so why wouldn't he be part of the tools of it lead figures?

N Komaeda1 votes

Ornn, being a mountainsmith, created the club Trundle has?

GreenLore1 votes

Yeah originally I kinda doubted the possibility that he might be a watcher(watchers don't seem to have mouths,so why would they show a horn for him?) But now I think it is actually pretty likely.

I mean those true ice weapons have to come from somewhere and if anyone is able to forge true ice weapons then it is likely going to be a watcher. It is possible that he simply remained neutral and thus wasn't targeted by the humans when they overthrew the watchers.

Fasmodey1 votes

And now that's opposite for me LOL.

I don't think he will be a watcher. Sharjo has said he is going to be a hot looking being. Watchers look beasty.

GreenLore1 votes

I think "hot" means that he is going to have some lava or molten metal on his body(either as part of his armor,weapon or even body) and if it is an armor or weapon,then it could still easily fit with a watcher.

Fasmodey1 votes

That would be a really interesting diversion. :p

Carrying ice and fire at the same would fit on watcher? Not sure. Maybe. I just don't know what the hell watchers are. They better explain them. Or even release a watcher character as the next freljordian champion if Ornn is not.

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